Krishna Deva (1914-2001) after retirement as Director, of the Archaeological Survey of India, was instrumental in bringing out several inventory volumes about sites and monuments of India. He was the most eminent scholar of Indian art, architecture, and archaeology. He conducted an iconographical and sculptural survey of the image in Nepal. He was an Archaeological Advisor to His Majesty's Govt. in Nepal, Director of Birla Academy of Art and Culture, and for 12 years, a consultant to the American Institute of Indian Studies, Varanasi for their project on Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture. He was the Editor of the Journal of the Indian Society of Oriental Art. His pioneering contribution in the book Temples of India. He also wrote books on Images in Nepal and reports on Vaishali Excavations and Temples of Khajuraho.
A.K. Sharma born in a remote village in Chhattisgarh, is internationally known for his original contributions in archaeology and anthropology. During his 33 years of an active career in the Archaeological Survey of India, he explored and excavated in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttaranchal, N.E. India, and Lakshadweep. Chhattisgarh and other remote areas.
After retirement from Govt. service, he has so far published the following books: 1. Emergence of Early Culture in N.E. India, 2. Manipur, the glorious past, 3. Early Man in Eastern Himalayas, 4. Prehistoric Delhi and its neighborhood, 5. Early man in Jammu, Kashmir, and Laddakh, 6. Pre-historic burials of Kashmir, 7. The depated Harappans of Kalibangan, 8. Archaeo anthropology of Chhattisgarh, 9. Indian Megaliths, 10. Heritage of Tansa Valley. His latest book. 11. Excavating Painted Rock Shelters. He has edited, the Puraratna-Shri Jagat Pati Joshi felicitation volume, and Purapra kasa Dr. Z.A. Desai commemoration volume. He has started a new research magazine, Puramanthan. Presently he is directing excavations and Mansar (Maharashtra), and Sirpur (Chhatisgarh). He has established an archaeological museum at Mansar and Maa Anandmayee Smriti Museum at Kankhal (Haridwar). He has been appointed Archaeological Advisor, Govt. of Chhattisgarh.
